Roman Republic embraced a system of joint management, which flourished for more than four centuries before the dissolution of dictatorship empire. Many modern companies are developing in the opposite direction, as the only governance structure replaced or supplemented by the general guidance. This modern evolution was due to the prevalence of sharing and team work in the workplace, the joint leadership of the family, with sophisticated technology and massive mergers in the market. This article identifies ten key lessons that Republicans Rome understood and which are extremely relevant for today's organizations are trying to institute or maintain joint leadership. These ten lessons have parallels in the successes and failures of joint management at firms such as Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Unilever, and DaimlerChrysler. "Hide
by David Sally Source: California Management Review 17 pages. Publication Date: July 1, 2002. Prod. #: CMR236-PDF-ENG
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